Friday, February 17, 2012

Europe's New State of Welfare: Unemployment, Employment Policies and Citizenship

Europe's New State of Welfare: Unemployment, Employment Policies and Citizenship by Jorgen Goul Andersen, Jochen Clasen, Wim Van Oorschot, Knut Halvorsen Publisher: Policy Press | 2003-03 | ISBN: 1861344376 | PDF | 297 pages | 12 MBIt is often argued that European welfare states, with regulated labour markets, relatively generous social protection and relatively high wage equality (compressed wage structures), have become counter-productive in a globalised and knowledge-intensive economy. Using in-depth, comparative and interdisciplinary analysis of employment, welfare and citizenship in a number of European countries, this book challenges this view.

ContentsNotes on contributors ivGlossary viiPreface xone Changing labour markets, unemployment and unemployment policies 1in a citizenship perspectiveJørgen Goul Andersen and Knut Halvorsentwo Employment and unemployment in Europe: overview and new trends 21Jørgen Goul Andersen and Jan Bendix Jensenthree Unemployment and unemployment policy in the UK: increasing 59employability and redefining citizenshipJochen Clasenfour To be or not to be employed? Unemployment in a ‘work society’ 75Wolfgang Ludwig-Mayerhoferfive France: the impossible new social compromise? 91Pascal Ughetto and Denis Bougetsix Labour market participation in the Netherlands: trends, policies 107and outcomesWim van Oorschotseven Is high unemployment due to welfare state protection? Lessons 123from the Swedish experienceBengt Furåkereight Denmark: from the edge of the abyss to a sustainable welfare state 143Jørgen Goul Andersennine Unemployment and (un)employment policies in Norway: the case of 163an affluent but oil-dependent economy: the paradox of plenty?Knut Halvorsenten Unemployment and unemployment policy in Finland 181Heikki Ervastieleven Slovenia’s navigation through a turbulent transition 195Miroljub Ignjatovic, Anja Kopac, Ivan Svetlik and Martina Trbanctwelve Unemployment and unemployment policy in Switzerland 217George Sheldonthirteen Work, welfare and citizenship: diversity and variation within 233European (un)employment policyJochen Clasen and Wim van OorschotReferences 247Index 285